Marks Lake

Marks Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Marks Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Marks Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.46609, -120.42722. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Marks Lake

• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~6 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~30 km · Must-see
• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~38 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~43 km · Must-see
• A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum · museum · Crook · ~47 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ochoco State Scenic Viewpoint · park · Crook · ~50 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~53 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~53 km · Must-see
• Prineville Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~55 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~57 km · Must-see
• Skull Hollow · park · Jefferson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Antelope Flat Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~64 km · Must-see
• Powell Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~67 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~72 km · Must-see
• Smith Rock State Park · sanctuary · Deschutes · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Marks Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Marks Lake

• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~38 km · Must-see
• Prineville Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~55 km · Must-see
• Antelope Flat Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~64 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~72 km · Must-see
• Pelton Regulating Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~89 km · Must-see
• Mirror Pond · lake · Deschutes · ~105 km · Must-see
• Delintment Lake Dam · lake · Harney · ~113 km · Must-see
• Three Creek Lake · lake · Deschutes · ~130 km · Must-see
• Suttle Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~130 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake Crater · lake · Jefferson · ~134 km · Must-see

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